The Black Heritage Society, founded in 1974 by Ovide Duncantell Jr., hosted Houston's — and the nation’s — first MLK parade in 1978, with Martin Luther King Sr. as the inaugural grand marshal.

KHOU-TV Houston. Houston’s two MLK Day parades to unite beginning 2026. Posted: June 10, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025. Houston will host a unified Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade ...

Houston to have unified MLK Day parade in 2026 after holding two events for decades The unified parade will take place on Monday, Jan. 19. There had been two MLK Day parades in Houston since 1995.

The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the "Massachusetts Numbers Evening" game were: ...

Houston Chronicle reporter Joy Sewing reveals her family's connection to Juneteenth and sharecropping, sharing her uncle's journey from poverty to becoming a successful bank owner.

Juneteenth celebrates a milestone in African American history. Do some, in and out of Washington, want to sweep that history under the rug?

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil ...

Inspired by her journeys with the LSU Tiger Band, GEO Prep’s Doretha Williams made a promise early in her teaching career: ...

Harry Monroe has been an educator for 51 years. He spent 33 of those with Dallas ISD. Now, he's leaving for health reasons.

Redemption Holding Company has just acquired the Utah-based Holladay Bank & Trust, becoming the first bank to be owned by a ...

Texas state Rep. Al Edwards, who died a year before Juneteenth became a federal holiday, dedicated his career to making it a ...